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Hitachi TravelStar 5K250 250GB 2.5" Mobile HD Product Details

Hitachi TravelStar 5K250 250GB 2.5" Mobile Hard Drive
The Travelstar 5K250 is Hitachi’s highest capacity, 5400 RPM hard drive for notebook PCs. With more than a 56% capacity improvement and 8% better application performance than its predecessor, this drive is the work horse of the mobile product line. The 5K250 offers a maximum capacity of 250 GB with best-of-breed performance in PCMark testing. Travelstar 5K250, with outstanding power management, delivers the lowest 5400 RPM power consumption, providing longer battery life for notebook users. Hitachi has improved the shock performance of the 5K250 by almost 23% to an industry-leading 400G, enhancing its ability to withstand rough handling. The acoustics have also been improved over the previous generation product, allowing users to enjoy high quality audio on their laptops. In addition, Hitachi offers optional Bulk Data Encryption for users looking for increased data security. Travelstar 5K250 is designed to address the balanced requirements of notebook PC and mobile computing users – high capacity, ruggedness, power-efficiency and speed.

This Drive Holds
- 106 two-hour DVD-quality movies or
- 375 hours of VHS-quality video or
- 221 days of around-the-clock MP3 audio or
- 93,750 vivid digital photos or
- 533 action-packed games!


Features

  • Capacity range up to 250 GB
  • Highest 5400 RPM application performance in PCMark testing
  • Industry-leading operating shock of 400G
  • Best-of-breed low power consumption
  • Serial ATA 3 Gb/s & 1.5 Gb/s
  • New security option: Bulk Data Encryption

Specifications

Performance
Spindle Speed (RPM) 5400
Buffer Memory 8MB
Average Latency (msec) 5.55
Interface 2.5-in Mobile
  Serial ATA-150
Data Transfer Rate on Serial ATA Up to 1500 Mb/sec
Environmental
Shock, Operating: 2 msec (Gs) 400
Shock, Nonoperating: 2 msec (Gs) 1000

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Date:
May 09, 2008

Dropped it in my Notobook's (HP Pavillion) secondary drive bay, dupped my original 160GB into it, and done! Excellent Drive at an excellent price. Looking forward to a 500GB version.

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